Mervyn King
Banks told they will not benefit from LCR delay
National supervisors tell banks not to lower liquidity buffers, with market forces also pushing banks towards 100% compliance with measure
From micro to macro: Basel III tools eyed as systemic risk controls
Keeping the lid on
Bank of England's FPC seeks to unlock Basel III tool-kit
Systemic risk committee at the Bank of England calls for power to use tools - such as liquidity and leverage ratios, and margin standards - to influence systemic risk
Mervyn King lands three BIS roles; new BCBS chair named
Bank of England governor will chair the Basel Committee's oversight body. The committee itself will be chaired by Stefan Ingves, governor of Sweden's central bank
FSA's Turner: RWA divergence would undermine Basel III
FSA chair highlights growing concern about foundation of risk-based regulatory capital system
Four appointed to UK's new Financial Policy Committee
UK's Financial Policy Committee takes shape
King called for global bailout in March 2008: WikiLeak
Bank of England governor told US ambassador of need for nations to cooperate in order to recapitalise banking sector
Where there’s a will…
Living wills have quickly emerged as a new measure to ensure banks are better prepared for the next crisis. But clear definitions of exactly what information they should contain and how they should be drawn are lacking
Investors see opportunities in index-linked gilts as inflation rises
With inflation continuing to trend higher than the Bank of England’s target rate, index-linked gilts are growing increasingly attractive to investors.
Stanford and Antigua regulator 'blood brothers' in fraud, claims CFO
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BoE allocates extra £50 billion for asset purchases
The Bank of England (BoE) will expand its asset purchase facility, or ‘quantitative easing’, by £50 billion to £175 billion, it said today.
'We will abolish the failed tripartite system' says UK Conservative white paper
UK opposition party pledges to fold the FSA into the Bank of England if elected
US regulatory reforms will target the big players
The Obama administration’s proposals on regulatory reform make it clear that, in future, size will matter to the regulation of US financial firms.
King lays out details of Bank of England debt purchases
The Bank of England will start to buy up corporate debt and commercial paper within the next few weeks, governor Mervyn King announced last night.
UK announces £500 billion bail-out plan
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UK authorities release depositor protection proposals
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Dubai plans to develop first exchange-traded jet fuel futures contract
The Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) and Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) plan to jointly develop the first exchange-traded jet fuel futures contract.
